AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -That’s because closely related species most likely diverged from one another fairly recently in the evolutionary span. Thus, they haven’t had as much time to accumulate random mutations in their genetic codes.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is (D) Primates and Rodents/Rabbits. As you can see in the cladogram, primates and rodents/rabbits are both removed from their evolutionary common ancestor by a single branch point.

Detailed explanation-3: -The pattern of branching in a phylogenetic tree reflects how species or other groups evolved from a series of common ancestors. In trees, two species are more related if they have a more recent common ancestor and less related if they have a less recent common ancestor.

Detailed explanation-4: -Divergent evolution represents the evolutionary pattern in which species sharing a common ancestry become more distinct due to differential selection pressure which gradually leads to speciation over an evolutionary time period.